Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
North Dakota 
Adams 
Barnes 
Benson 
Billings 
Bottineau 
Bowman 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE - Con. 
Total cropland - Con. 
Other cropland 
...farms, 2012 
15,437 
227 
512 
323 
75 
482 
172 
2007 
17,326 
263 
599 
351 
104 
502 
215 
acres, 2012 
3,355,488 
62,137 
93,245 
90,043 
(D) 
98,008 
64,689 
2007 
4,678,910 
98,383 
145,526 
100,019 
(D) 
134,921 
(D) 
Cropland idle or used for cover crops or 
soil improvement, but net harvested and 
not pastured or grazed 
...farms, 2012 
13,494 
198 
482 
287 
43 
434 
123 
2007 
13,489 
226 
480 
259 
70 
424 
180 
acres, 2012 
2,665,385 
51,756 
78,951 
63,371 
8,444 
84,536 
35,343 
2007 
3,549,898 
82,209 
109,297 
72,128 
15,966 
120,366 
70,170 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
...farms, 2012 
1,823 
35 
51 
36 
22 
53 
41 
2007 
2,855 
35 
138 
63 
9 
33 
22 
acres, 2012 
377,660 
6,846 
7,787 
6,366 
6,098 
6,310 
20,011 
2007 
530,496 
7,307 
24,305 
9,439 
(D) 
4,284 
(D) 
Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 
...farms, 2012 
1,603 
24 
28 
49 
24 
54 
27 
2007 
3,443 
49 
66 
96 
41 
97 
53 
acres, 2012 
312,443 
3,535 
6,507 
20,306 
(D) 
7,162 
9,335 
2007 
598,516 
8,867 
1 1 ,924 
18,452 
8,506 
10,271 
13,153 
Total woodland 
...farms, 2012 
2,851 
24 
119 
53 
12 
119 
10 
2007 
2,587 
13 
108 
64 
6 
129 
8 
acres, 2012 
271,799 
2,811 
4,763 
3,890 
614 
13,701 
106 
2007 
233,883 
202 
3,950 
3,381 
623 
15,787 
207 
Woodland pastured 
...farms, 2012 
1,088 
11 
49 
23 
6 
52 
4 
2007 
1,017 
- 
35 
25 
5 
67 
1 
acres, 2012 
125,002 
2,422 
1,775 
2,949 
(D) 
7,045 
50 
2007 
112,722 
- 
1,826 
2,227 
(D) 
9,391 
(D) 
Woodland not pastured 
...farms, 2012 
2,017 
13 
82 
33 
6 
81 
6 
2007 
1,824 
13 
78 
48 
1 
79 
7 
acres, 2012 
146,797 
389 
2,988 
941 
(D) 
6,656 
56 
2007 
121,161 
202 
2,124 
1,154 
(D) 
6,396 
(D) 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 
cropland and woodland pastured (see text) 
...farms, 2012 
14,750 
219 
333 
278 
169 
306 
237 
2007 
14,964 
242 
366 
306 
179 
307 
219 
acres, 2012 
10,247,184 
204,112 
64,126 
115,472 
585,204 
79,844 
330,987 
2007 
10,418,885 
203,209 
72,709 
112,395 
596,366 
84,192 
327,554 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock 
facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
...farms, 2012 
18,925 
234 
511 
361 
136 
461 
217 
2007 
17,110 
225 
534 
355 
131 
460 
208 
acres, 2012 
1,596,390 
14,315 
31,441 
38,345 
5,138 
32,897 
26,657 
2007 
1 ,494,638 
15,937 
35,486 
39,696 
7,340 
37,575 
21,118 
Pastureland, all types 
...farms, 2012 
15,544 
225 
364 
296 
170 
340 
244 
2007 
17,080 
266 
438 
353 
193 
362 
235 
acres, 2012 
10,694,122 
216,508 
68,443 
123,687 
588,198 
93,137 
343,979 
2007 
11,344,160 
233,139 
88,222 
128,385 
608,885 
105,474 
348,685 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
...farms, 2012 
13,150 
190 
478 
277 
30 
452 
103 
2007 
15,253 
240 
566 
283 
75 
511 
175 
acres, 2012 
2,163,579 
38,995 
63,834 
47,510 
3,495 
70,446 
27,681 
2007 
3,434,036 
74,218 
1 1 1 ,395 
63,568 
16,529 
115,547 
62,387 
Land enrolled in crop insurance programs 
...farms, 2012 
13,335 
163 
366 
272 
79 
363 
136 
2007 
14,317 
176 
409 
291 
70 
420 
154 
acres, 2012 
20,632,487 
265,619 
647,379 
473,131 
106,320 
619,952 
270,479 
2007 
19,793,137 
273,566 
609,851 
437,941 
49,191 
661,188 
231,949 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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